Digging down is a project I am just finishing up.... it is exhausting but potentially worth it.

Note that active income isn't the same thing as non-passive income, it's lower bar that just requires that it's a business activity that isn't just entirely passive. 

Jerryll's Ad, in part, reads as follows:"I'll give you everything 100% FREE!

I have been following the Real Estate Investing industry for a while and just recently decided to put my focus into it and implement a plan I had in mind for years.So I went down to Puerto Vallarta I put together a team of local realtors, brokers, contractors, property managers and a lawyer. 

I have watched her grow her business since the beginning stages.

Or local to the property?

Wouldn't hurt to consult a tax pro just to make sure there isn't a more tax effective strategy but I don't think lending provides any tax shelter.

Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development just dropped their December report, and it’s big.

Take the tax free sec 121 first and then 1031 the leftover.

You can certainly negotiate some closing costs from the seller on the buy side.